William Prynne

English lawyer, author, polemicist, and political figure

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The unlovelinesse, of lovelockes. Or, a summarie discourse, prooving: the wearing, and nourishing of a locke, or love-locke, to be altogether unseemely, and unlawfull unto Christians. In which there are likewise some passages collected ... against face-painting, the wearing of supposititious, poudred, frizled, or extraordinary long haire; the inordinate affectation of corporall beautie; and womens mannish, unnaturall, impudent, and unchristian cutting of their haire; the epidemicall vanities, and vices of our age / [William Prynne].
William PrynneDate: [1628]
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The vnlouelinesse, of loue-lockes. Or, A summarie discourse, proouing: the wearing, and nourishing of a locke, or loue-locke, to be altogether vnseemely, and vnlawfull vnto Christians : In which there are likewise some passages collected out of fathers, councells, and sundry authors, and historians, against face-painting; the wearing of supposititious, poudred, frizled, or extraordinary long haire; the inordinate affectation of corporall beautie: and womens mannish, vnnaturall, impudent, and vnchristian cutting of their haire; the epidemicall vanities, and vices of our age. By William Prynne, Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis.
William PrynneDate: Anno. 1628
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A new discovery of the prelates tyranny, in their late prosecutions of Mr. William Pryn, an eminent lawyer; Dr. John Bastwick, a learned physitian; and Mr. Henry Burton, a reverent divine. Wherein the separate, and joynt proceedings against them in the High Commission, and Star-Chamber ... their removes to, and close imprisonments in the castles of Lanceston, Lancaster, Carnarvan, and isles of Sylly, Garnsey and Jersy; the proceedings against the Chestermen, and others before the lords, and high commissioners at Yorke, for visiting Mr. Prynne; the Bishop of Chesters order, for ministers to preach against M. Prynne, and the Yorke commissioners decree to deface, and burne his pictures at Chester High-Crosse. The House of Commons order for, and manner of their returnes from exile ... with M. Prynnes argument, proving all the parts of his censures, with the proceedings against him, and his Chester friends at York, to be against law; their petitions, speeches, etc. are truly related ... / [Anon].
William PrynneDate: 1641
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Healthes: sicknesse. Or, a compendious and briefe discourse; prouing, the drinking, and pledging of healthes, to be sinfull, and utterly unlawfull unto Christians / By William Prynne.
William PrynneDate: 1628
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The vnlouelinesse, of loue-lockes. Or, A summarie discourse, proouing: the wearing, and nourishing of a locke, or loue-locke, to be altogether vnseemely, and vnlawfull vnto Christians : In which there are likewise some passages collected out of fathers, councells, and sundry authors, and historians, against face-painting; the wearing of supposititious, poudred, frizled, or extraordinary long haire; the inordinate affectation of corporall beautie: and womens mannish, vnnaturall, imprudent, and vnchristian cutting of their haire; the epidemicall vanities, and vices of our age. By William Prynne, Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis.
William PrynneDate: Anno. 1628